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| | |. 13 No.2 STIVITIES START NEW YEAR Several gala parties were held in Terrace Bay to rald the New Year, and the start of a new decade. {The Curling Club held their annual bash for mem- rs and friends, and danced the hours away to the psic of Kevin Mercier, Tony Commisso and Michael adoni. A buffet lunch was served, and everyone ted it a good party. |Legionaires, their wives and friends tripped the apht fantastic to the music of George Churney, 'I Megraw and Ellen Hodgkiss, interspersed with ped music from some famous bands . The Moose Hall had a very good turnout, where ivelers danced to the music of a Marathon band. vours and paper hats added to the gaety. Acold te was served shortly after midnight, and the en- e evening was enjoyed by all those who attended. A private party was held in the Masonic Hall sement by Terrace Bay and Schreiber Masons, ves and invited guests. A punch bowl was featur- ;with lunch served after the midnight hour. Danc- g was to recorded music. A highlight of the festive season is the Annual ndle Light Buffet served at the Terrace Bay Motor tel each New Year's Day. This year again Chef hmeidchen and his assistants treated the capacity lowd to an exciting collection of gourmet foods, ntalizingly displayed on long tables and it tasted st as good as it looked. Glazed turkeys bearing a "Happy New Year" oked much too good to be cut up. Whole hams, so glazed and beautifully decorated didn't take back seat to the traditional boar* head, complete ith apple in it's mouth. Salads, Holopchi, succu- nt ribs of beef and many more appetizing dishes led those tables and, as always, there were quietly continued Oe Serving the District WS B MR. E, PERSSU , - BOX 375 | TERRACE Bs January 8, 1970. "WHEN THE NEWS STARTED" As a follow-up to our recent articles on "When the News Started", Mrs. Percy Sully of Rossport has sent issue'No. 4 of the Terrace Bay New; - dated December 20, 1946, the four page paper continues to bear the "Largest Circulation im Terrace Bay" headline and is the Christmas edition. Greetings from Hamilton Craig, Manager (Long- lac Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd.) and Ralph Williams, Resident Engineer, are featured on the front page. also the following article: - "CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GREETINGS" " With the coming of Christmas and the imminent ' closure of another year it does one good to look back and take stock. We have seen our own little world at Terrace Bay grow from an ynknown spot in the wilderness to a much talked about growing community . We have grown ourselves. We are beginning to know each other better and know our jobs better. Our community and social life is taking on a new atmosphere. Our recreation centre is now the hub of activity from which emanate picture show, concerts, billiard games, card tournaments and church services. And this is only the begin- ning. But Christmas time cannot be mentioned without thoughts of home running through one's mind. Old friends gathered round enjoying good Yuletide spirit. Christmas is a time for thought, a time when we should appreciate the opportunity of living life in the way we want to live it in a country of free men. We look to a New Year with great expectation - a year in which a big - cont'd page 8 ...... Soren 8 (ee